Man Shoots, Kills Three and Self

A man using an assault-style rifle shot and killed his girlfriend and two convenience store workers Friday before turning the gun on himself, police said.

All four victims were declared dead at the scene.

Police said the man went into a home in Richmond's Southside before 6 p.m. and shot his 17-year-old girlfriend in a bedroom as children and other relatives watched.

The man then ran from the house several blocks to the Golden Food Market, where police said he shot and killed the owner of the store and an employee.

Neither their nor the gunman's identities were immediately released.

According to police, the man then forced four men from the van they were sitting in outside the store and drove to a relative's house, where he shot and killed himself in front of several people.

Police did not immediately offer a motive for the shootings.

Relatives of the gunman told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he was driven into a jealous rage following an argument with the young woman. Family members and friends said the teen was at her aunt's house preparing for her daughter's third birthday, which is Saturday, the newspaper reported.